[ Academia ] [ Litigation ] [ Regulatory & Policy ] [ Transactional ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Media/ Entertainment/ Sports : Courses from the Communications Department focus on some of the services the media industries provide: information, news and entertainment. Students interested in the publishing or new media industries should consider taking 1 or more courses on journalism, broadcasting or other forms of expression that may require striking a balance between privacy and property rights, on the one hand, and the public interest, on the other. This course explores the effect on journalism of new media like the Internet.

General course
Description:

(Graduate students register for COMM 217.) Seminar and practicum. The implications of new media for journalists. Professional and social issues related to the web as a case of new media deployment, as a story, as a research and reporting tool, and as a publishing channel. Prerequisite: Journalism M.A. student or consent of instructor.

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law